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Lett IN tho Ticket sex.

see that one OF sHr New York reporter.
has been collecting statistics as to the va
rlety Of tickets and other articles which
md their way into the gate boxes of the
bridge He finds that scrap book IL kess
into which go all the curiosities discovered.
among others some of his own Inventions
for cheating the box, He made variety
OF experiments TO see how easy u was 20
pass all kinds Of trash into the ,,oxcs, and
found that, il deity done, ear tickets, Gle.
Satett road tickets, theatre checks, restxu-
rant checks AMI even pen and ink sTetebes
drawn TO look little like the bridge ticket
We're goot ut any time. Tho bridge p.,,-
pie say, however, that tbsy make moro
money by the carcleSsliess Of people who.
put more In The baxes than the haw re-
CURES ts'an by tho raseality of people who
throw In whatever trash they can fish out
of their pockets mt "A seconds notice.
In the long list of articles preserved in
scrap book Mt the bridge headquarters as
fonnd in the ticket boxes, our New York
reporter has failed TO mention the most
curious of all, which IL or was In that
scrap book several months ago.-namcly.
ticket emitting the nearer 10 be present
ut tho moderation of the first body burned,
at the cerematOry in East New Yarf
The wag who got q ride over tho bYjiles.
Oh the strength of that ticket must ha$S
chuckled to himself for hours over fbA
astonisl'meut Of the bridge clerks VIA
came ACROSS it.-New York Cor, BrVoklyn
Eagle. .... .......f De-. .rIr."f.t.f
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The s'TootEpick lunch card is nov
city. Japenese toothpicks are tied up i'm
bundle which makes q perfect miniature
umbrella, and are fastened on ragged
edged card on which is printed in the
quaintest possible type: "And now will
fetch You toothpick from the further
most wilds OF Asia" The quotation Is
from much Ado About Ncthing."-s
Pioneer Press,
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AN HEIRESS OF RED DOG.
By BRET HARTE.

Copyrighted by HoughtoD. Mifflin Co. and
published by arrangement with them.l 3D.
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n OF EDUCATION

Pyesiarnt-A. Barto.
.S<crefary-P Lamb.
Tredsurey-Lucas Kells. mi, Lucas Eells, s
Direetsrs-A. Barto, r. La. y Perkins
Pendergast, j. Norris j. u =.
SKtt. Of Schooks-W. +. Rochelea, avery month.
Board meets first Thursday In
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Poet. In Sex Orleans.

There are said to be moro amateur
poets tn New Orleans, La, than in any
other city in the world. Tho daily papers
always contain one or more poetical pieces
written by local talent.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD.

President-E. p. Barnum.
S<crefary-E. &. Rich.
Direcfors-J. A. Dubois, JAS. A. Norris, W. A.
Gates, E. J. Harrison, A. Barto, Il. I. Greene.
Li6rarias-Miss Louie Allen.
Library open every Saturday from to and
from Z to 3: 30 p. N
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NUMBER 4S
"iMiTATio CHRISTI
solitary monk Within bis ce,I

A solitary monk within his cell.
Whose walls did make an island OF his life,
Surrounded by tho waves OF war and strife,
His hours obedient to the convent bell
Until the grave had closed upon his corpse.
A life secluded from Che ha,lnts Of men;
A. soul that found an utterance, by the pen.
For hope and sorrow, Joy and sad rcmorse;
A soul that louged for purity, that taught
Mans duty was to beat down pride and sin.
To conquer passion, TO keep all white within,
And shun world with dark and evil fraugbt.
Ages have past, vet still, amid tbestrife,
Is heard the music Of that far of lifc
William E A Avon
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Little Falls & Dakota.
Minnesota & Northwestern ny.

faova = : = = ARRIVE
81. Paul. STATIONS. ~: a9-:
1910 a MIST. Louis Kas City ExpH $50 p N
T.Gs p 81 Il $3.50 A n
Chicago, Waterloo Il Du-
t7;OS p n bulue expr. S.. S:s0 ID
Randolph, Northheld Far
1890 p nj iDauiL & WaLerville ACC. Itll:2O AN
Dodge Centre. Rocnester,
$50 N Austin and Lyle acc. lfll:2O AN
Daily ex. Suaday. ex. Saturday. EXC
Monday. ~.
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Sank Centre Northern.
stearns County Officers.

Stearns County Officers.
Asdno,-Barney Vossberg.
Register If D<<dJ-John Zapp.
TrSasxr<r-J. A. Moosbrugger.
Aert1-M. Mickey.
5ndss Of Pre6afe-Theo. Brueuer.
County dttoyney-U T. Calhoun.
Clerk If CoEyt-A. l. Cramb.
: oyosfr--Dr. Ramsey.
SsSt. Of ShooLs-L j. ROcholl.
.Skyvey0r-
p. o. address OF above officers st. Cloud, MINI.
Cont Cosmissisney-Wm. Boulton.
.DkSsty SIeriE-H. 5. Doty.
.3stsIy CoyeNer-J. A. Dubois. :
Address, Sauk Centre, MINI.
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Baptist Church.
Christian Church,

Services every alternate Sabbath ut 1890 A. NJ.
and q r. n. Sunday School immediately after
he mvrIlng service. Wednesday evenSRg SER
p m
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3. \. Palmer Post No. 20.
J. ceele ,ComAepder; D, Cleveland, Adjutaut
nests Sesond aud Fourth wsdueSday syeaiag
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{ VILLAGE OFFICERS.

Pyssfdenf-g. C. Foster.
rrnsfets-Chas. Ii. Bennett c. Tubbs, W. S.
Dean. a.-
dkeor4er-w. P. Lambert.
Tyearxrer.-I.ucas keils.
<4sfiets etrth< Psaee--J. ID. Carr, VIM. Boulton.
J. 'sta6k-C. NJ. Coats.
Con- Psiice-B. Z. Carr.
Ch,r. tlmeets first Monday evening in every
month
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The chrysanthemum of to-day Is the
stArtemesia" of our Crandmothers time.
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CIVIC SOCIETIES.

Star In the West lodge, No. 90.
NJ r. Barto, w. NJ; Lyman NJ Kells, See.
Meets Second and Fourth Tuesday evenings of
each month
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Methodist Episcopal Church.

Sunday service at 1880 A. N. and p. Il
Sunday school at 12M. and Young Peoples meet
Ing at s 80 r. NJ, lead by Prof W. F. Roc b eleau
Wednesday evening meeting at 8.
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Catholic.

Services the ID and 4th Sunday In the month
at o. N. Preaching at the Catholic church on
the Sd and 9Th sunday In each month.
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German Evangelical Church.
I'm FuURNASS Pastor

3D. FUHRAANN, Pastor.
Service each alternate 81, .,ia. az O. C'CtSn Pm.
SUNDAY school Irnmes-a;e.. t.c.cG-.... :. :.e
Norwegian Lutheran cbG.IE.
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E.. J. A, GRICE, PASTOR.
Sunday Services at 1880 A. N. and 1888 r. a.
Sunday school at 12:00 N. Services held In
Barnum'S Hall.
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~, q. T.u.

8. L. Robbins, C.P.
Meets Firs. and Third Tuesday evenings Of each
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Engi,sh Catholic.
MELROSE,

,. Bower AND REV. D. J. CoGAN, PASTORS.
Evices every alternate sunday at I0:3O Am
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Episcopal Church.

Sunday Service at 1890 A. and 7:30 r. H. +
Sunday school at - N. Wednesday evening sc
vice at 30 Pin
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G. A. R,

Mrs. A. Moore, President, Mrs. s. L, Lack.
Wo0d Secretary
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Methodist Episcopal.
Episcopal.

Services every Sunday at 80 A. n. and 1850
Pm, Sund.y-school at the close of morning
service. Pr ger meeting Wednesday ut 7:3O p. N.
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cREscENI ENcAMeMENI NO. q.

Sauk C0ntro Lodge, No. "a.
Fred jacob, n. g.; &c. Rich, Secretary.
Meeta every Thursday EYeninR nj & p IN
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Catholic Churches.
Of. Paul, German.

St. PAUL. SoFmsns
rev. j. 3. DEysR, PAsroR-
Services at and 90 A. NJ. sunday school at
30 m. Mass ever! week Cay at 500 An.
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- 81 REV. ). F. HAMILTON, REcToR.
Morning services the 5th Sunday in the month
Evening services the Second and Fourth Sun
DAYS Of the month. .#.s....
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BUSINESS CARDS.

DARTO L. BARTO.
ATTORNEYS AND CCUASeLLORS.
Office in Barto's Block, Third-st.
Sank Centre, Minnesota.
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Exonerating The Road.

The report of the Vermont railroad
commissioners upon the disaster at
Hartford eXonerates the road from
all blame for the accident. The board
finds that the running of the train was
properly managed in all points.
There was no fault either of omis-
sion or commission on the part of
any one concerned. The train was
duly slowed up before reaching the
bridge, and the speed was reduced
considerably below the limit of fifteen
miles an hour purscribed by the rules
for trains in running up to and over.
bridges. Indeed when the deraiiment
occurred, the train was moving at a.
speed Of less than twelve miles an
hour. The brakes were Westing-
house air brakes, and t':ey were grad
ually let on and off at the points.
The act of Engineer Pierce in open
ing the throttle of his engine, and
pulling apart the train, is distinctly
as by doing so he saved
TWO of the cars from being drawn off
the bridge,
The board finds that the primary
cause of the derailment was the break
ing of rail at defective point. The
breaking of this rail. or of the next
one beyond it, caused the breaking of
a journal of the sleeper PiIgrim-''in
some way unknown to the board
but probably from the throwing of
portion of one of the broken rails
violently against the journal-and it
was the broken journal that threw
the car from the bridge There was
conclusive evidence that the sleeper
was deraiied in this way; but there
was further evidence tending to show
that other cars were also of the rails
before the bridge was reached, though
That is point upon which no definite
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-02-28
The Vetoed Pension Bill.

In the few places where the Pres
ident's action in vetoing the depend
ent pension bill is seriously criticised
it is assumed that he has done some
thing which will prevent the deserv-
ing soldier who was wounded in bat
tie or shattered by disease from re-
ceiving any assistance from the
government which he served in the
most arduous and perilous capacity.
Nothing could be farther from the
truth or more ridiculous. There
are laws already in force under which
soldiers of the late war who sustained
any injury, even the slightest, either
in field or camp, may secure pen
sions simply by applying at the bu-
reau. Pensions are given for more
than one hundred and twenty-five
causes, including every possible i'll
that a soldier or his dependent rela-
tives could suffer. But the vetoed
bill was not intended to cover these
deserving cases. 1t was passed for
the express purpose of bringing with
in the pale of pension legislation
thousands of men who never sus-
tanned any injury of any kind in the
service, men who probably never
saw the enemy, men who never got
south of the Ohio River, men who
never fired q gun, as thousands of
enlisted troops did not. and men
who, having enlisted for three
months, perhaps when the war was
already over, receiving big bounties
and, mourning no hardship, may now
be suffering from any of the ills
which all flesh is heir to, but not one
of which is properly traceable to
their brief military service.
Pumping up tears in behalf of the
deserving soldier is therefore entirely
out of place in this instance. The
soldier who lost little finger or con-
tracted a disease of chronic stomach
ache in the field can secure a pen
sion by applying for it. No new
law is necessary for him. All he
need do is to ask and he will receive.
The vetoed bill was intended to COW
er the cases of those who make no
pretense that they were injured in
the service. 1t was designed to
give pensions to men who are poor
or who want them. 1t threw down
the bars and leveled all distinction
between the honored veteran bear
ing wounds received in his cOuntry's
defense and the mere pretender and
vagabond who, growing weary of
supporting himself, asks the govern
ment to do it for him. The country,
and especially the soldiers who saw
service, are not prepared to wipe
out the distinctions which existing
laws make on this subject. Chicago
Herald.
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tives to take two cars through between
Poultney and Salem.
A railway accident occurred on the Cen
tral Vermont on Friday of last week.
The passenger train due at Montpelier
shortly after 10 a. m. ran into a freight
train near the gravel pit about three miles
beyond Mortified. Baggage Master c.
H. Moody of St. Adams was slightly in
iured. Engine and two or three freight
cars were wrecked and several hogs in
one car were killed. the engineer and fire.
man on both trains jumped. The acct
dent was caused by the engineer of the
freight train supposing the mail had pass
ed the Junction, when instead il was a
special train. Engineer Wallace Ward
of the freight train left Montpelier juno
ton without his conductor. who was in
the telegraph office getting orders. and
this carelesSness caused the collision.
When the trains met, Engineer Muzzey,
having discovered the approaching freight
train, had slowed up nearly stopping, but
the freight train was running at its usual
speed. The baggage car was telcscoped
by the passenger engine tender, but the
shock to passengers was very slight. In
the rear car of the train were several vino
were injured in the Hartford disaster.
Their excitement for a few moments was
great.
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State News items.

The toboggan chute at Brattleboro has
proved Improbable, and the proprietors
have sold it for lumber.
The Billings library of the University
of Vermont is to be enlarged, to give space
for reading-roOms and a reference libra
ry.
During severe snow-storm at Fair
haven, the 18th inst, distinct shock of
thunder was heard, lasting minute and
a half.
A boy named Fenton, of Centre Rut-
land, received a deep cash four inches
long on his head, by striking against a
tree while sliding down hill
jerks L. Winchell of Ptitsford has just
sold one of his English lion mastiff pups
to go to Philadelphia, for $3.50, and one
to go to Newark, N. j., for SIS
During the month of January, CLOS
| freight cars passed St. Adams station
going south, 43l1 going north and 1872
| going west, making total of u, lSS.
An item has been inserted in the River
and Harbor bill, appropriating SIS, 900 for
improving the channel between North
Hero and Grand Island, known as 1.-The
| Gut
Dr. H. S. Walling's fine new Touring
and grist mill at Northfeld, including
valuable machinery and all its contents,
were burned recently. Loss $4,000; in.
sured $1,000.
George L. StockWell, former conduct
or on the Missisquoi road, is going to
South America in the employ of an Amer
lean company that is building transcon-.
tinental railway.
x large derrick belonging to the West
Rutland Marble Company was pulled over
by moving train on the side track at
West Rutland. 1t fell across the train,
derailing and smashing two cars.
William P. Spear, alleged to have en-
bezzled So, 300 from r. H. White & Co. ,of
Boston, the day before Christmas, and
to have then skipped for Canada, was de-
coyed into Vermont last Wednesday by
detective Wood of Boston, and arrested
at Swanton.
Horace GuFrier of Fast Franklin, about
seventy years of age, went into the woods
to cut some wood. Not returning as ear
Iy as his wife thought he should a mes
senger was sent to look him up. His life
less body was found short distance from
where he finished his work.
A strike at Ainswith & Coles slate mill
in Poultney recently threw 50 men out of
employment a week. The men thought
that the discharge of several workmen
was because they were Knights of Labor.
A member of the district assembly went
to the mill and helped bring about a set
tlement.
Mr.. Clark. residing on the Fred Laugh
ton place in Dummerston, broke one leg
while cutting logs, both bones protruding
through the flesh; and man at work for
W. g. Doolittle, at West Dummerston,
narrowly escaped bleeding to death from
a cut on the ankle His was the third
serious accident on the same wood-l0t
within week.
The snow-storm on Friday, the 18th
inst, was very severe in western Vermont.
being indeed the worst known for wears.
1t was veritable western blizzard. ex-
cegl intense cold was lacking. On
snot-b aware and Hudson railroad be-
one tsRutland and Whitehall. n. Y.
wright trains were abandoned, and
giysse Of drifts 1t required two locomo-
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every officer of the United States or
of state was compelled, and aIwavs
had been. to take an oath, which in
effect, was like that required in this
bill.
Senator Hoar here inquired whetb-
er the bill, in prescribing an oath or
qualifications for office, anywhere at
tackled mere opinion, separate from
a criminal act. Mr.. Edmunds re-
piled that it did not in the slightest
degree The most astute and inoen-
ious sophist could find in it no hint
of such thing. 1t had been care
fully excluded. Senator Ingalls, as
serted that he had as much resnect
for the sincere opinion of a Mormon
as that of an Episcopalian, Catholic,
Congregationalist Methodist or Bap-
fist. All religious belief that was
honestly entertained was respectable,
although it might be erroneous, and
condemned by ones judgment.
''But," said he, cit is not the Nor
mon religion that is attacked in this
bill, it is the practice of polvgamy,
which is one of the tenets of GER
tain proportion of that church."
Other senators spoke in opposition
to the bill, among them Senator Call
of Florida, and Butler of S. Carolina.
Both of them disclaimed all federation
of polygamy, but they could not sup
port the proposed means of getting
rid of it.
The Washington social season is
about over now, and the gay world is
ready for Lent. Mrs. Cleveland
held her last public reception on Sat
urday afternoon, and the crowd was
the largest she had ever had. 1t be-
gan to gather two hours before the
doors were thrown open, and ere long
it extended from the White House
entrance to the avenue gate and down
the sidewalk for half a square, four
or five abreast. To about every fifty
women there was one man, and he in
looked as though he felt out
of place.
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Closer estimates of the losses to
workingmen by the recent strikes in
New York and New jersey give the
number of strikers at 80, 250, whose
earnings from Jan. l to Feb. 10
would have been 1.405. 900. In
addition, there are $4,000 persons
in the same section who were re-
duced to idleness through the lack
of coal or the strike of others, and
whose wages would have amounted
to s350.OO0. This brings the loss
in earnings to 81, 100 900, which falls
upon the workingmen alone. If to
this is added the extra amount paid
for coal and the losses incurred by
merchants and shippers and carrying
companies, the grand total will not
be less than 81. 100000. Figuring
from the bank clearings, the decrease
of domestic trade at the port of New
York caused by the strike is estima-
ted at s25. 100000.
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VOLCANIC ERUPTION.

Advices from Honolulu give details
of an eruption of the volcano, Mauna
Loa. The eruption began on jan
10th, when column of fire shot up
from the south crater. Nothing more
took place for two days. Then sud-
denly the whole district around the
volcano was kept in tremulOus mo-
ton by an almost constant succession
of heavy earthquake shocks. One
cool headed observer kept record
which showed 383 shocks in thirty
six hours. Nothing was seen of lava
until January 18th, as it found an I'M
derground passage. On that day,
however, it broke into view, and
three great rivers of molten lava took
their course to tho sea. One stream
reached the ocean in two days and
the others were reported as not far
behind in their course. They wiped
out plantations, houses, ETC., but so
far as learned caused no loss of life,
as the natives and the foreigners re-
ceived timely warming and abandoned
their places. The path of the lava
is through q thickly-settled region,
and the damage is great. The loss
from the earthquake is also heavy,
as many walls and buildings were
shaken down. On the might of Jan
uary 18th the terror of the inhabit
ants was great, as they feared that a
tidal wave would follow the shocks.
The natives and Portuguese gathered
about the little church at Pepalnla,
praying for deliverance. A second
eruption broke out February 9TH, and
the lava had begun to flow when the
steamer sailed.
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improvements to be made and repairs
will soon begin on the buildings.

The favorable report to the senate
by its finance committee of the bill
which has passed the house providing
for the refunding of the direct tax
makes it probable that it will become
a law. The direct tax was levied I'M
der the act of Aug. >, 1861, upon
the several states. 1t was war tax.
1t has been deemed eXpedient to re-
fund this tax, so far as it has been
paid, and to remit the amounts which
stand charged against several of the
states. which have not been paid.
The total tax levied was $50 ,000,0 900.
The amount collected was ST., 359,-
$50. There remains charged to the
several states the sum of 81, $40, 315.
All of the northern states have paid
their quota. and will have coming
back to them under this bill, if it
shall pass, large sums. The follow
ing will be repaid to the New Eng
land states: Connecticut, s3O8,214
Maine, S42O, 1926; Massachusetts,
1924, 581 New Hampshire, S218, 406E
Rhode Island, SIG, 1858; Vermont,
S211, O68 1t is pretty evident that
there need be no anxiety about re-
ducing taxation so as to avoid sur
plus. Congress is wiping out such
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The gathering of a large Russian
fleet in japanese waters is naturally
the theme of much speculation among
European diplomats and statesmen.
The supposition that Corea is the OBJ
ject of the maneuvre is very prob
able one, in which case there is every
prospect Of ronovvod troubles in East
ern Asia by spring. 1t is Il part of
Russian plans for the future that CO.
rea shall be free from its present de
pendence upon China; but its pur
pose can hardly be accomplished
without serious trouble with the lat
ter nation, coupled with as strong a
protest as circumstances will permit
from England.
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conclusion has yet been attained.
The board finds-and it is upon this
special finding that the exoneration
of the road turns-that the defect in
the rail, which was the primary cause
of the derailment, sswas of such
character that it could not be detect
ed until disclosed by the breaking of
the IRON The commissioners are
also of the opinion that the want of
guard rail upon the approach to
the bridge in no wise contributed to
the accident, as, if such rail had
been in existence, it would not have
prevented the disaster. Boston Her